Event 23: 1st Place - Tal

$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Eric Tal - (Atlantic City, NJ)

$35,199

Emotional victory for Eric Tal who takes down the very first Borgata tournament he's ever played in.  And to really add to the drama, his good friend James Ross, who he drove to Borgata with, also made the final table, finishing in 8th Place.

"We ran good...We both play cash and I used to play on-line" said Eric.

Eric is 29 and attends accounting classes at ACCC.  Some good numbers he can play around with include $35,199.  He also takes home the engraved Borgata Event 23 trophy.

Congrats again to a very nice guy who deserved and earned this win.